26. New Third Schedule to Act of 2004.
The Act of 2004 is amended by inserting the following Schedule after the Second Schedule:
"Third Schedule Prohibited Degrees of Relationship
Section 2.
A person may not enter a civil partnership with someone within the prohibited degrees of relationship, as set out in the table below. Relationships within that table should be construed as including relationships in the half-blood (e.g. sibling includes a sibling where there is only one parent in common, etc.), and all the relationships include relationships and former relationships by adoption.
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A man may not enter a civil partnership with his: |
A woman may not enter a civil partnership with her: |
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Grandfather |
Grandmother |
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Grandparent’s brother |
Grandparent’s sister |
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Father |
Mother |
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Father’s brother |
Mother’s sister |
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Mother’s brother |
Father’s sister |
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Brother |
Sister |
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Nephew |
Niece |
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Son |
Daughter |
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Grandson |
Granddaughter |